Ste. Flore, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Flore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.618°N, 72.768°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Flore had a population of 1,932: 990 male and 942 female residents. Population density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 365 |
| 1871 | 798 |
| 1881 | 1,268 |
| 1891 | 1,932 |
| 1901 | 3,144 |
| 1911 | 2,541 |
| 1921 | 3,413 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Flore, 1881 (65.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Mère, C, 1901 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Flore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 336 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 942 |
| Number of males | 990 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 645 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 942 |
| POP M | 990 |
| POP TOT | 1,932 |
| Total population | 1,932 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 583 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,236 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,932 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 276 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 276 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 209 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,893 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,582 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,779 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,010 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,696 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,278 |
| Acres of oats | 2,175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 155 |
| BAR AC | 76 |
| BAR BU | 796 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 796 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,451 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,249 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,771 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,205 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,876 |
| BWT BU | 4,451 |
| CRN BU | 397 |
| HAY AC | 2,010 |
| HAY TONS | 1,689 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 204 |
| Number of chickens | 1,932 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 82 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 274 |
| Number of milk cows | 521 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 255 |
| Number of other cattle | 426 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 989 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 524 |
| Number of swine | 453 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 312 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 2,175 |
| OAT BU | 23,249 |
| PEA BU | 1,771 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 16,205 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 138 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,023 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,145 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,357 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,689 |
| WHT AC | 155 |
| WHT SP BU | 950 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 101 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,357 |
| CATTLE KS | 204 |
| CHEESE LB | 138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 583 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 653 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,236 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,023 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 82 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 336 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,145 |
| FRN CA | 1,932 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,932 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 274 |
| HOUSES | 276 |
| HOUSES CON | 13 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 209 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 104 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 276 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 323 |
| MD MALE | 322 |
| MD TOT | 645 |
| MILK COWS | 521 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 250 |
| OC TOT | 255 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 426 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 989 |
| SHEEP KS | 524 |
| SUP AM | 10,696 |
| SUP FOR | 19,582 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 2,893 |
| SUP SC | 7,779 |
| SUP TOT | 30,278 |
| SWINE | 453 |
| SWINE KS | 312 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 1,876 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ste. Flore, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flore-qc146006-1891/.